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The Year of Our Lord 1608

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January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown46.3Ordained PriestHernando de Arias y UgartePriestArchbishop of Lima, Peru
BornBonaventura D’Avalos, O.S.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
BornMatteo Avanian, O.P. †Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
BornLéon Bacoué, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Glandèves, France
BornTeodoro BalboArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
23.1Ordained PriestJean-Pierre CamusPriestBishop Emeritus of Belley, France
49.3InstalledAgustín de Carvajal, O.S.A. †Bishop of PanamáBishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
BornPirro Luigi CastellomataBishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
DiedEugenio Cattaneo, B. †Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
DiedJérôme CentellesBishop of Cavaillon, France
65.0AppointedLadislao d’AquinoApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Bishop of Venafro, Italy
BornAngelo della Noca, O.S.B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
55.0DiedMartín Ignacio de LoyolaBishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
BornAlonso Francisco DouBishop of Gerona, Spain
BornGiovanni Stefano DonghiCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
DiedMatthias DraškovićBishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
BornJacobus de la TorreVicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
BornJames DooleyBishop of Limerick, Ireland
AppointedEbed-Jesu Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
BornJuan de Escalante Turcios y MendozaBishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
BornJean d’EstradeBishop Emeritus of Condom, France
DiedEusebe (Joseph) Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
BornAlexander FabriBishop of Orange, France
BornGregory FallonBishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
DiedAlexander FilareteBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
59.0DiedEugenio FucciBishop of Veroli, Italy
55.0AppointedAgostino Galamini, O.P. †Master General of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
BornHonuphrius Geronda (Gerona)Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
DiedScipione GesualdoArchbishop of Conza, Italy
SelectedMátyás HerovichBishop of Csanád, HungaryFormer Bishop-Elect
BornPedro Alencastre, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop-Elect of Guarda, Portugal
BornAndrzej LeszczyńskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
DiedFrancesco Liparuli (Liparolo)Bishop of Capri, Italy
ResignedGiovanni LippomanoBishop of Poreč (Parenzo), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
84.0ResignedJuan López, O.P. †Bishop of Monopoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornJoachim LuzinszkyBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
BornFrancesco Maria MacchiavelliCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
BornEdmund MacTiege (Bán O Tiege)Bishop-Elect of Meath, Ireland
DiedFausto Malari (Molari, Mellari)Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
BornJean de Mallevaud, O.F.M. Rec. †Auxiliary Bishop of Clermont, France
BornVicente Margarit de Biure, O.P. †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
BornLuis Morales, O.S.A. †Bishop of Tropea, Italy
AppointedGirgis (Georges) Omaira el-Douaihy el-EhdeniArchbishop of Eden (Ehden) (Maronite), LebanonPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
BornPierre ParcevichVicar Apostolic of Moldavia
BornFrancesco Angelo RapaccioliCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Terni, Italy
BornDiego Riquelme y QuirósBishop of Plasencia, Spain
ResignedMarco Antonio SalomoneBishop of Sora, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAlfonso de Sotomayor, O. de M. †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
26.0Ordained PriestJohannes Kaspar StredelePriest of Wien, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
48.0DiedAntonio Valente, O.P. †Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
ResignedFausto Vrancic (Verancsics)Bishop of Csanád, HungaryBishop Emeritus
DiedGyörgy ZalatnakiBishop of Pécs, Hungary
31.0Ordained PriestDiego de Zambrana de Villalobos y CorderoPriestBishop of Concepción, Chile
Jan50.0DiedFabrizio PeruginiBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
7 Jan55.9AppointedSimón Vicente Bauzá, O.P. †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
60.9AppointedJuan Castro, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
28.3AppointedPhilippe Hurault de ChevernyBishop of Chartres, France
46.0InstalledGiovanni Garzia Mellini (Millini)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro CoronatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
13 Jan35.0Ordained BishopGerolamo MezzamicoBishop of Trevico, Italy
14 JanAppointedDiego de Zambrana (de Carmona)Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, BoliviaArchbishop-Elect
15 JanBornGilbert de Vény d’ArbouzeBishop of Clermont, France
19 Jan60.0DiedBernard MaciejowskiCardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
28 Jan11.0AppointedGiovanni Battista Civalli, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
11.0AppointedGiovanni Battista Civalli, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
AppointedPomponio de MagistrisBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
1 FebBornJean Jodoc Quartéry, C.R.A. †Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
3 Feb27.0Ordained BishopRoberto UbaldiniBishop of Montepulciano, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb41.0AppointedMarinus Bizzius (Bici)Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), MontenegroArchbishop Emeritus
48.0AppointedBaltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A. †Bishop of Michoacán, México
28.0AppointedAlphonse d’ElbèneCoadjutor Bishop of Albi, FranceBishop Emeritus
28.0AppointedAlphonse d’ElbèneTitular Bishop of AuziaBishop Emeritus of Albi, France
AppointedEttore DiotalleviBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, ItalyBishop of Fano, Italy
34.8AppointedGiovanni (Giannettino) DoriaCoadjutor Archbishop of Palermo, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop
34.8AppointedGiovanni (Giannettino) DoriaTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
5 FebDiedLouis Grimaldi de BeuilBishop Emeritus of Vence, France
DiedBlasius LaubichAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
8 Feb70.1DiedAlphonse d’ElbèneBishop of Albi, France
28.1SucceededAlphonse d’ElbèneBishop of Albi, FranceBishop Emeritus
10 FebOrdained BishopPomponio de MagistrisBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
11 Feb54.1AppointedGiulio Calvo d’AlbetoBishop of Sora, Italy
60.1AppointedFelipe Tarsis de Acuña, O.S. †Bishop of Palencia, SpainArchbishop of Granada, Spain
17 Feb54.1Ordained BishopGiulio Calvo d’AlbetoBishop of Sora, Italy
27 FebAppointedBerenguer Bardaxi Alagón y Espés, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Huesca, Spain
MarDiedYoussef Rizzi el-BkoufaniPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
1 Mar52.3Ordained PriestFrancesco VendraminPriestCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
2 Mar24.1Ordained PriestVincenzo Bucchi (Buschio)PriestBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
3 Mar45.1AppointedFrançois de Donnadieu, O.S.B. †Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
55.1AppointedOnofre ReartBishop of Vic, SpainBishop Emeritus of Gerona, Spain
57.1AppointedFrancisco Terrones del CañoBishop of León, Spain
7 MarDiedRené BenoitFormer Bishop-Elect of Troyes, France
10 Mar42.1AppointedBartolomeo Cesi (Cesa)Archbishop of Conza, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
57.1AppointedPrudencio Sandoval, O.S.B. †Bishop of Tuy, SpainBishop of Pamplona, Spain
17 Mar50.2AppointedTroiano Bozzuto, C.O. †Bishop of Capri, Italy
45.2AppointedGiovanni Giacomo MacedonioBishop of Monopoli, Italy
23 Mar45.2Ordained BishopGiovanni Giacomo MacedonioBishop of Monopoli, Italy
27 Mar68.2DiedVicente Roca de la SernaBishop of Albarracin, Spain
30 Mar28.2Ordained BishopAlphonse d’ElbèneBishop of Albi, FranceBishop Emeritus
Apr60.2DiedAntonio de Santo Estevão, O.P. †Bishop of Angola e Congo
5 Apr48.2Ordained BishopFrancisco García Guerra, O.P. †Archbishop of México, Federal District
13 Apr42.2Ordained BishopBartolomeo Cesi (Cesa)Archbishop of Conza, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
53.2Ordained BishopDomingos Torrado, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of FisiculaAuxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
18 Apr65.9DiedJakob Christoph Blarer von WartenseeBishop of Basel, Switzerland
25 Apr55.6DiedJan von SitschBishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
28 AprAppointedHenri Clausse de MarchamontCoadjutor Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, FranceBishop
AppointedHenri Clausse de MarchamontTitular Bishop of AuziaBishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
MayBornGiuseppe Zonga OndedeiBishop of Fréjus, France
1 May26.3Ordained PriestGeorg HammerPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany
4 May35.1Ordained BishopGiovanni (Giannettino) DoriaTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
12 May52.5ConfirmedFrancesco VendraminCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
17 May48.1DiedAscanio ColonnaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
18 May57.3Ordained BishopPrudencio Sandoval, O.S.B. †Bishop of Tuy, SpainBishop of Pamplona, Spain
19 May42.3SelectedWilhelm Rinck von BaldersteinBishop of Basel, Switzerland
23 May62.1SelectedAnne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
26 May52.6Ordained BishopFrancesco VendraminCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
28 May54.9AppointedJuan de CervantesBishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
54.6AppointedAntonio Maria GalloCardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaCardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
72.3AppointedGregorio Petrocchini, O.S.A. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
70.4AppointedMariano PierbenedettiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
AppointedDomingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of La Paz, BoliviaBishop
75.4AppointedDiego Vázquez de MercadoArchbishop of Manila, Philippines
1 JunConfirmedPierre Aime du Nant de GrillyAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
2 Jun48.4AppointedGonzalo de Salazar, O.S.A. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
50.4AppointedFelipe Marimón SalvadorBishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
61.4AppointedCristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Suárez), O.P. †Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicBishop of Arequipa, Peru
5 Jun45.4Ordained BishopFrançois de Donnadieu, O.S.B. †Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
34.4Ordained BishopAntoine de La RochefoucauldBishop of Angoulême, France
8 Jun53.4DiedJuan Bautista Acevedo MuñozBishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
9 Jun57.3DiedIstván SzuhayArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
10 Jun16.4ProfessedAndrés Aguado de Valdés, O.S.A. †Member of Order of St. AugustineBishop of Ariano, Italy
11 Jun56.3Ordained BishopSimón Vicente Bauzá, O.P. †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
82.7DiedFrançois-Marie Tarugi, C.O. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
14 JunDiedPedro Brandão, O. Carm. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
23 Jun22.7AppointedBenjamin de Brichanteau, C.R.S.A. †Coadjutor Bishop of Laon, FranceBishop
22.7AppointedBenjamin de Brichanteau, C.R.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaBishop of Laon, France
24 Jun42.4ResignedFabrizio VeralloApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Severo, Italy
26 Jun39.4SucceededCharles de RousseauBishop of Mende, France
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